2023 in Canadian music
Overview of the events of 2023 in Canadian music From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The following musical events and releases that happened in 2023 in Canada.
Events
- March 13 – Juno Awards of 2023
- April 2 – 18th Canadian Folk Music Awards
- June 30 – The 36th annual Saskatchewan Jazz Festival kicked off in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.[1]
- July 6 – Prism Prize
- September 16 – 2023 Canadian Country Music Awards
- September 19 – 2023 Polaris Music Prize
- November 5 – 45th Félix Awards
Albums released
A
- Alaskan Tapes, Who Tends a Garden - January 13[2]
- Jeremie Albino, Tears You Hide[3]
- All Hands Make Light, Darling the Dawn - April 21[4]
- Matt Andersen, The Big Bottle of Joy - March 10[5]
- Aphrose, Roses[6]
- Aqyila, For the Better[7]
- Arkells, Laundry Pile - September 21[8]
- Avenoir, Noire
- Aysanabee, Here and Now[9]
B
- Bahamas, Bootcut - September 15[10]
- Tim Baker, Along the Mountain Road - October 20[11]
- Gord Bamford, Fire It Up - April 28[12]
- Del Barber, Almanac - April 28[13]
- Jill Barber, Homemaker - February 10[14]
- The Beaches, Blame My Ex - September 15[15]
- Eric Bearclaw, Distant Places
- Begonia, Powder Blue - February 24[16]
- Black Atlass, When The Darkness Fades - October 6
- Blackburn Brothers, SoulFunkn'Blues
- Haley Blais, Wisecrack
- La Bottine Souriante, Domino!
- Boy Golden, For Jimmy[17]
- Dean Brody, Right Round Here - September 15[18]
- Michael Jerome Browne, Gettin' Together
- Louise Burns, Element - April 21[16]
C
- Daniel Caesar, Never Enough - April 7
- Aleksi Campagne, For the Giving / Sans rien donner
- Charlotte Cardin, 99 Nights - August 25[19]
- Chiiild, Better Luck in the Next Life - March 3[20]
- City and Colour, The Love Still Held Me Near - March 31[21]
- Charlotte Cornfield, Could Have Done Anything - May 12[22]
- Cowboy Junkies, Such Ferocious Beauty - June 2[23]
- Crash Adams, California Girls
D
- Helena Deland, Goodnight Summerland - October 13
- Mac DeMarco, Five Easy Hot Dogs - January 20
- Mac DeMarco, One Wayne G - April 21
- Devours, Homecoming Queen
- DijahSB, Living Simple - February 10[16][24]
- The Dirty Nil, Free Rein to Passions - May 26
- Fefe Dobson, Emotion Sickness - September 29
- Gord Downie and Bob Rock, Lustre Parfait - May 5[25]
- Drake, For All the Dogs - October 6
- Drake, For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition - November 17
- Kevin Drew, Aging - November 3
- Dumas, Cosmologie - January 27[26]
- Jeremy Dutcher, Motewolonuwok - October 6[27]
E
- Jade Eagleson, Do It Anyway - September 29[28]
- Elisapie, Inuktitut[29]
- Elliott Brood, Town
F
- Stephen Fearing, Vejpoesi
- Feist, Multitudes - April 14[30]
- Dominique Fils-Aimé, Our Roots Run Deep - September 22[16]
- Luca Fogale, Run Where the Light Calls
- Jeanick Fournier, Vivante - May 19[31]
- The Franklin Electric, Oh Brother - June 30
- Debby Friday, Good Luck - March 24[32]
- Fucked Up, One Day - January 27[33]
G
- Gayance, Mascarade
- Hannah Georgas, I'd Be Lying if I Said I Didn't Care - August 25[34]
- Shane Ghostkeeper, Songs for My People[35]
- The Glorious Sons, Glory - September 6
- Jenn Grant, Champagne Problems - June 21[16]
- Great Lake Swimmers, Uncertain Country - April 28[36]
- Emm Gryner, Business & Pleasure[37]
H
- Half Moon Run, Salt - June 2[38]
- Harrison, Birds, Bees, the Clouds and the Trees[39]
- Hayden, Are We Good - April 5[40]
- Tim Hecker, No Highs - April 28
- Matt Holubowski, Like Flowers on a Molten Lawn - March 24
- Home Front, Games of Power
I
- Chin Injeti, Vessels - November 2
- Brandon Isaak, One Step Closer
- Islands, And That's Why Dolphins Lost Their Legs - August 25
J
- Jackson Hollow, Roses[41]
- James Barker Band, Ahead of Our Time - October 20[42]
- Carly Rae Jepsen, The Loveliest Time - July 28
- July Talk, Remember Never Before - January 20[43]
- Juurini, Aqqutinni
K
- Karkwa, Dans la seconde - September 8[44]
- Khotin, Release Spirit
- Kid Koala, Creatures Of The Late Afternoon - April 14
- Shawnee Kish, Revolution
- Brett Kissel, The Compass Project - East Album - April 28[45]
- Brett Kissel, The Compass Project - North Album - December 1[46]
- Brett Kissel, The Compass Project - South Album - January 27[47]
- Brett Kissel, The Compass Project - West Album - November 3[48]
- Patrick Krief, Skylines - September 8
L
- Land of Talk, Performances - October 13[49]
- Thierry Larose, Sprint!
- Simon Leoza, L'Enfer d'un monde
- Murray A. Lightburn, Once Upon a Time in Montreal - March 31
- Gordon Lightfoot, At Royal Albert Hall - July 14[50]
- Lightning Dust, Nostalgia Killer
- The Lowest of the Low, Welcome to the Plunderdome - October 6[51]
M
- Majid Jordan, Good People - November 3
- Amanda Marshall, Heavy Lifting - June 9[52]
- Kyle McKearney, A Traveler's Lament
- Tate McRae, Think Later - December 8
- Metric, Formentera II - October 13[53]
- Tyler Joe Miller, Spillin' My Truth - August 25[54]
N
- N Nao, L'eau et les rêves
- Ron Nelson, 40 Years Too Late
- The New Pornographers, Continue as a Guest - March 31[55]
- New West, Based on a True Story
- NOBRO, Set Your Pussy Free
- The Northern Pikes, Time to Time - June 2
- Justin Nozuka, Daydreams & Endless Nights - June 16
P
- Griffen Palmer, Unlearn - April 28[56]
- Nico Paulo, Nico Paulo[57]
- Planet Giza, Ready When You Are[58]
- poolblood, mole[59]
- Population II, Électrons libres du Québec
- Postdata, Run Wild - September 22[60]
- William Prince, Stand in the Joy - April 14[61]
R
- Raised by Swans, Volume 2: Run With The Silent Wildfires - March 30
- Jimmy Rankin, Harvest Highway
- Rêve, Saturn Return
- Benjamin Dakota Rogers, Paint Horse
- The Rural Alberta Advantage, The Rise and the Fall
- Allison Russell, The Returner - September 8[62]
- Justin Rutledge, Something Easy - May 19
S
- Josh Sahunta, To Be Loved, Vol. 1
- Sam Roberts Band, The Adventures Of Ben Blank - October 20
- Jacques Kuba Séguin, Parfum no.1 - February 17[63]
- Ron Sexsmith, The Vivian Line - February 17[64]
- Joseph Shabason, Welcome To Hell - October 20
- Andy Shauf, Norm - February 10[16]
- Gabrielle Shonk, Across the Room - February 24[65]
- Vivek Shraya, Baby, You're Projecting - May 12[66]
- Silverstein, Misery Made Me (Deluxe) - April 7[67]
- Skiifall, Woiiyoie Vol. 2 — Intense City[68]
- Dallas Smith, Dallas Smith - October 27[69]
- Arielle Soucy, Il n'y a rien que je ne suis pas[70]
- Souldia, Non conventionnel
- John Southworth, When You're This, This in Love - May 12[71]
- Rae Spoon, Not Dead Yet[72]
- Colin Stetson, When We Were That What Wept for the Sea - May 12[73]
- Alexandra Stréliski, Néo-Romance - March 31[74]
- Sukha, Undisputed
T
- Talk, Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees - October 20
- Theory of a Deadman, Dinosaur - March 17[75]
- Timber Timbre, Lovage - October 6
- Shania Twain, Queen of Me - February 3[76]
U
- U.S. Girls, Bless This Mess - February 24[77]
- Universal Honey, Dandelion
- Terry Uyarak, Unnuaq[78]
V
- Vivat Virtute (Christine Fellows and John K. Samson), Hold Music
W
- Rufus Wainwright, Folkocracy - June 2
- Alli Walker, Growing Up - March 10[79]
- Colter Wall, Little Songs - July 14[80]
- Wax Mannequin, The Red Brain - April 14[81]
- Whitehorse, I'm Not Crying, You're Crying - January 13[82]
- Roy Woods, Mixed Emotions - July 28
Y
- Jonah Yano, Portrait of a Dog
- Yukon Blonde, Shuggie - October 12
Z
- Zoon, Bekka Ma'iingan
Deaths
- January 12 - Robbie Bachman, drummer (Bachman–Turner Overdrive)
- January 17 - Leon Dubinsky, songwriter ("Rise Again")
- January 27 - Floyd Sneed, rock drummer (Three Dog Night)
- February 7 - Mendelson Joe, guitarist and painter
- February 13 - Guido Basso, jazz musician
- February 23 - Andrée Desautels, composer and music educator
- March 27 - Jocelyn Morlock, composer
- April 22 - Ron Cahute, accordionist
- April 28 - Tim Bachman, guitarist (Bachman–Turner Overdrive)
- May 1 - Gordon Lightfoot, singer-songwriter and guitarist
- May 26 - Andrew Lindsay, singer-songwriter (The Saddletramps)[83]
- July 5 - Martin Stevens, pop and disco singer
- August 9 - Robbie Robertson, rock singer and songwriter (The Band)
- November 11 - Peter J. Moore, record producer
- November 15 - Karl Tremblay, folk-rock singer (Les Cowboys Fringants)[84]
- December 3 - Myles Goodwyn, rock singer (April Wine)
References
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